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Small update. Finally got round to changing the crystal and gasket on this one. At last the dial can shine through. Great colour.

I'm off for a '70s disco night tonight and wanted to wear something retro. Found this citizen digital watch in my box - never wore it until now. Had it since the early '90s :D Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Dr Rock, a good call! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_VrFV5r8cs0 :)

Hi All First watch job as a novice watchmaker, I bought this Longines Cal 12.68z 1969 at the flea market as a scrap, and its shows jerky movement on the second hand skipping like 5 seconds every minute. The hands don't look right and the dials ... I leave it as is. If not for the Longines logo.. I can't identified this watch without opening it. On disassembling found it was the escape wheel that was damage, it's an old watch so I guess it's in pretty bad shape to start with. Ordered from ebay, and it took along time to reach me. Replace the wheel and one thing leads to another, on installing the click spring, the tiny screw decided to take flight. Ok I was using cheap tweezer, that remind me to get a good sets of tools. In the mean time I just dressed it to ensure no more aeroplane job for those many more screws. No way I could find that screw, it's the smallest of the smallest in this watch. So back to ebay and ordered a box of screws as I found some discussions about it here.. so another 2 weeks of waiting and it finally arrived and lucky me.. there's one that fit. BTW I did not dismantle the center wheel, I feel I am not up to it yet. Looks like it pressed fit and I don't dare to touch it at my present skill level. It was over oiled and very dirty, I do not have a cleaning machine (yet) so a simple dip cleaning and some tooth pick will do for now. Assembling apart from the aeroplane incident goes without anymore surprises, just that I need to horned my skill and getting better tools. The balance wheel and pallet is a challenging part to me and all else is okay. I use Chinese made oil as lubricant at the moment and lube all the jewels, not reaching Moebius or Novastar level yet... so it more like Mario Brothers at level one... had to earn points before I go up scale. So here it is, nothing special it's a basic movement as a start, and I have lots more watch to do as practice pieces. On the wrist, hey.. this watch is older than me... I'm 53 and this old timer is 56 years old.. :) One thing I learn from this first job is... I need higher quality Screwdrivers and Tweezer for a start... time to get the credit card out.. I can't find high quality tool here in Kuala Lumpur.. most shop do the Chinese brand.. will try to get either A*F or Horotec sets.. a basic set will do for now. Suprisingly after 24 hrs.. running no further adjustment needed.. it's keeping good time. There you go... Mario Bros at level ONE.. BTW.. anyone know what model is this watch.

Welcome to the forum!! J

Nice job and beautiful watch ro63rto!

Vote relume.

You could try to clean the with some aceton .But very gently . Not to remove all the lume . Otherwise you have to clean all the old lume off and relume them . You need to take them of first though .

Have a read of this http://www.watchrepairtalk.com/topic/1547-how-to-safely-remove-lume-from-watch-hands/?hl=re-lume

Lume goes like that after it goes old or absorbs moisture. I'm reluming mine at the moment due to same thing.

There you go. Broke out the brut. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I use a modified set of end cutters to tighten cannon pinions. The screw allows you to increase the compression a little at a time until the correct amount of friction is achieved.

Looking good there Will. B) Oh these were the days!

Cheers Doc! Always "work in progress" - it never ends... :)

I hope you've got the flares and the crimplene shirt with the big collars to go with it. A Zapata moustache helps as well... :D This is what you might have looked like in 1969 (Holland Park in London):

WillFly, Your personal website is wonderful

Welcome Sendilkumar! Don

Very nice collection and I see I have several models missing... Also you have very nice candelabra :) ...

Mmm... is that rust I see? Nurse - the screens!

I have found some are tight especially if it is a new spring. I attach the abour in a pin vice and then put it in at a slight angle engaging the hole first then tilting in straight.

Certainly is, its not an uncommon Seiko case, I have an earlier 6106-5410 that works on the same principle but the connection is different. The gasket part no. is EK3055B34. Try Stefan (schillachi61 on fleabay AKA seikochrono on SCWF), a good bloke who holds a lot of NOS parts, in fact he has the crystal for this listed on fleabay at the moment. P.S. just noticed I mentioned all this earlier must be old gits disease. NURSE, where's me pills?